Coal Profits Reach 2000 Percent in War Era
Washington reports 1917 income and excess profits data to the House Ways and Means Committee as it drafts a new revenue bill. Treasury notes show coal profits up to 2000 percent in nine wartime months. Committees debate taxing excess profits, installment payments, and sweeping exemptions. Proposals include taxing autos at 20 percent and canceling income exemptions. Hearings run through June with bill passage unlikely before October.
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Washington
Treasury Department
House
Ways and Means
Internal Revenue
England
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Council of Defense Warns Against Solicitors Advertising
Hartford June 22 The Connecticut State Council of Defense disavows approval of a proposed national service roster and warns manufacturers and business leaders against advertisements or agents claiming council sanction. Adjutant General Cole notes the roster could not be complete or accurate now, and warns local agencies and the public.
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Council of Defense
Hartford
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Connecticut
National Service
George M. Cole
State Council
Cole
Strike Ends At Curtiss Plant In Buffalo
Union officials in Buffalo report the Curtiss Aeroplane plant strike by about 300 machinists and tool makers is called off. Differences over wages and working conditions will be submitted to Major Gitchell of the aircraft service for settlement.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Curtiss Aeroplane
Gitchell
Aircraft Service
Weather report for New Haven June forecast and nearby areas
Forecast for New Haven and vicinity calls for fair and warmer conditions with possible showers Saturday. Connecticut overall expected to be fair and somewhat warmer tonight with probable showers and light southerly winds. Observations list New Haven at 59 degrees and clear, with other cities showing varied cloudiness and clear conditions.
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New Haven
Connecticut
New England
Upper Lake Region
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Atlantic
Lake
Mississippi
Ohio
Plains
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Block Island
Boston
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Chicago
Denver
Detroit
Hartford
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Nantucket
New Orleans
New York
Norfolk
Northfield
Pittsburg
US Flyer Falls in German Lines After Duel
Sergeant Frank Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts an American ace with the French army has been brought down eight miles inside German lines after a duel with four German airmen. The 22 year old pilot of the Storks squadron reportedly set his machine ablaze before crash. He is credited with 11 confirmed kills plus unofficially five more. Fate unknown. comrades hope he survived.
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Paris
Frank Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
Baylies
Storks
Guynemer
Italians Improve Piave Positions In WWI Battle
Rome reports Italian forces and allies hold firm against Austro-Hungarian offensive. Heavy rain floods the Piave, aiding Italian defense as they push back near Monte Belluno and Montello. Prisoners and machine guns captured, enemy attacks repelled along San Dona di Piave.
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Rome
Piave
Montello
Adriatic
Monte Belluno
Zenth
San Dona di Piave
War will tilt population balance in Europe says Italian sociologist
London reports a Rome dispatch to the Express citing an Italian sociology professor who wrote on War and Population. He estimates 19 women per 1 man in Germany if the war ends this year, and details England and France ratios with prewar balance noted. The professor predicts postwar improvement as men select healthier women.
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London
Rome
The
Express Today
England
France
Episcopal War Resolutions Adopted by Connecticut Diocese
Hartford June 21 The Connecticut State Council of Defense has received war resolutions unanimously adopted by the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Connecticut at its convention. The resolutions sent to President Wilson Governor Holcomb and the council renew loyalty to the national government and declare that America is fighting in a just and holy cause and must uphold a single national spirit.
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Hartford
Connecticut State Council of Defense
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Connecticut
Wilson
Marcus H. Holcomb
America
Dillon Pleads For Irish Nationalists In U S Opinion
London June 21 John Dillon Irish nationalist leader comments on the Irish American petition to President Wilson. He appeals for help for the Irish nationalists and warns against confusing them with Sinn Fein, who oppose their home rule aims and policies.
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Dillon
London
John Dillon
Wilson
Sinn
Marine Corps Lists 127 Casualties From Expeditionary Force
Washington June 21 One hundred twenty seven Marine casualties from the American expeditionary forces were announced at Marine Corps headquarters. Ten killed in action 19 died of wounds and 98 wounded severely. Names listed include Sergeants John Grant Marshill Mo and Vincent M Schwab St Louis Corporal William B Parmsley Newton Iowa and Privates Arthur B Sawyer Key West Fla John Moran Pearl Idaho among others with a long roster of wounded in action and died of wounds.
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Washington
Marine Corps
John Grant
Marshill
Vincent M. Schwab
St. Louis
William B. Parmsley
Newton
Iowa
Arthur B. Sawyer
Key West
Fla
John Moran
Pearl
Idaho
Emmett Wempner
London
Eng
David S. Graham
Chisholm
Minn
Philip L. Albert
Brooklyn
N. Y
Louis E. Lee
Nashville
Tenn
Randell A. Mattingly
Cape Girardan
Missouri
Charles H. Meyer
Chicago
Harold J. Coxe
Cedar Rapids
Charles C. Coe
Rollin M. Cannon
Westminster
Mass
Joseph L. Orr
Matthews
N. C
Ira Hill Banister
Dryden
Mich
Stanley D. Carpenter
Pittsburgh
Arthur D. Sims
Memphis
Saylor D. Shanéafelt
Sigourney
Robert L. Brainerd
Ashtabula
James J. Jochum
Dubuque
Charles H. Carey
Salem
Ohio
Alton B. Ellis
Hyanis
George R.girard
N. Nashville
Brognae W. Smith
Canajoharie
Ralph Cooke
Boston
Donald M. Blankinship
Rome
Philadelphia
Bert Clark
River Point
R. L
N. J
Frank J. Ryan
Tipperary
Ireland
Harold G. Cooley
Charles J. McGraw
Harpursville
Albert E. Reubins
Cleveland
John P. O’brien
Detroit
Leo Presden
Charles S. Brooks
Bedias
Tex
Leonard L. Enghauser
Charles E. Dill
Elton
William Siegie
Dale Carpenter
Swanton
Steve Halblaub
Theodore Hardy
D. C
Clarence E. Curtis
Round Lake
Paul W. Gordon
Oquawka
Ill
Raymond J. Lutes
Hancock
William E. West
West Station
Lloyd R. Haehl
Dallas
Texas
Calvin W. Schwabe
Irvington
N.J
William F. Lindsey
Cincinnati
Charles Comstock, Jr
James T. O’toole
J. Willard Stranahan
Mount Ayer
Standard suit show opens in Cloth Makers Hall London
London observances the lord mayor opens a standard suit show at Cloth Makers Hall. Sir Charles Sykes stands beside in a plain twentieth century business suit. New standard suits priced from 14.50 to 21 dollars as efforts to standardize clothing for men and women to conserve goods.
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London
Cloth Makers’hall
Charles Sykes
Wood Control
CIA
Wreck Near Waterbury on New Haven Line
The 7:14 train from Waterbury to Winsted derailed near Reynolds Bridge just above Terry bridge, throwing baggage car two day coaches and a Pullman into an embankment. No injuries reported. Estimated damage runs into thousands.
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New Haven Road
Winsted
Terry Bridge
Reynolds Bridge
Thomaston
Noone
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J. F. O'Connell
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Main ST
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Seattle
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Medway
Raymond F. Simpson
Columbia
Alonzo M. Buck
Kalamazoo
Leo W. Kretzer
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Joseph F. UK
Mahaffey
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Jessie A. Hall
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William L. Holland
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Portland
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Lawrence Bowers
Fairmont
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Ralph L. Lancaster
Council Bluffs
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Casey Creek
Foster J. Burton
Martins Ferry
William S. McClellan
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Blackwell
Richard P. Willett
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Maple Shade
James Henry Pickering
Weidman, Mich
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